Method and system for surveillance of vessels

A surveillance system for vessels, the system comprising:

• a surveillance device for surveying a waterway;
• a detector for determining the presence and location of a vessel in the waterway based on information from the surveillance means;
• a camera for capturing one or more images of the vessel;
• an image processor for processing the images captured by the camera for deriving surveillance data;
• vessel tracking means for tracking individual vessels passing each other while maintaining original tagging identification of said individual vessels;
• wherein the camera captures the vessel images based on information from the detector, the surveillance data from the image processor, or both.

A method of surveillance vessels, the method comprising:

• surveying a waterway;
• determining the presence and location of a vessel in the waterway based on information from the surveillance of the waterway;
• capturing one or more images of the vessel;
• processing the images captured for deriving surveillance data;
• tracking individual vessels passing each other while maintaining original tagging identification of said individual vessels;
• wherein the vessel images are captured based on the determined presence and location, the surveillance data, or both.

A Non-Transitory data storage medium having stored thereon computer readable code for instructing a computer to execute a method of surveillance vessels, the method comprising:

• surveying a waterway;
• determining the presence and location of a vessel in the waterway based on information from the surveillance of the waterway;
• capturing one or more images of the vessel;
• processing the images captured for deriving surveillance data;
• tracking individual vessels passing each other while maintaining original tagging identification of said individual vessels;
• wherein the vessel images are captured based on the determined presence and location, the surveillance data, or both.